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Scale polygon by normals

Scale polygon by normals

2004-02-12       - By Martin Belleau

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Allo! How do I go about scaling polygon faces according to normals
instead of axes?
Lets say I have a V shape, I select the front faces and scale them down
in XYZ, but it completely distorts my shape.

Thanks!

Martin
Web -> http://www.skuadstudios.com <http://www.skuadstudios.com/>
Life is good!!


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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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